Fountain blacking-brush



PATENTED JAN. 5, 1904 s. w. MARSHALL. FOUNTAIN BLAOKING BRUSH APPLIUATLlll fwfi illlllll] A whl' W7 lllllll tic. 748,767.

UNITED STATES Patented January 5, 1904.

PATENT FOUNTAIN BLACKlNG-BRUSH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 748,767, dated January5, 1904. Application filed June 17, 1903- Serial No. 161,910. (N0model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern;

Be it known that l, SAMUEL WILSON MAR- SHALL, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Dallas, in the county of Dallas and State of Texas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fountain Blanking-Brushes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, forminga part of this specification, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon.

This invention relates to improvements in brushes, and particularly shoebrushes, wherein the brush used for polishing the shoes carries areservoir of liquid blacking or polish, the latter being fed to tufts ofbristles at the front end of the brush and applied thereby to the shoe.

The invention consists in certain novel details of construction andcombinations and arrangments of parts, all as will be now doscribed andthe particular features of novelty pointed out in the appended claims.

v In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a brush embodyingthe present improvements. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section thereof. Fig.3 is a perspective'view of the reservoir or holder for the blacking.

Similar letters of reference in the several figures indicate the sameparts.

The blacking holder or reservoir, made of any suitable material,preferably sheet metal, consists of a body portion A, preferablysubstantially rectangular in cross-section, and a supplemental reservoirB, communicating with the reservoir through the neck or passage-way b.The reservoir B is preferably elevated above the base of the mainreservoir A. The portion of the front wall of reservoir leading up tothe passage b is preferably inclined, as shown at 1), Fig.2. Thereservoir is adapted to be contained in the brush-back O, which latteris properly recessed to' receive the same and is provided with the usualbristles c. I

In the bottom of the supplemental reservoir B are perforations 6 adaptedto register or communicate with passages or ducts c' in the brush-back,leading to the bristles at one end of the brush, as shown in Fig. 2. Any

liquid contained in the reservoir B will therefore feed to the bristles,as will be readily understood.

It is desirable that communication between the reservoirs be at timeswholly or partially cut off, so that no blacking or onlya limitedquantity thereof shall be fed to the bristles. For this purpose aplunger or stopper D is fitted in the reservoir B and when pushed downwill close or partially close the passagewayb, as shown in dotted lines,Fig. 2. This stopper or plunger may be of any suitable material and havean operating stem or projection D. In order to permit the movements ofthe stopper D without opening the reservoir, a cap E, preferably made offlexible or elastic material, as rubber, is secured to ametal ring a,fitting or threaded onto the top of the reservoir B, and the stem issecured to or may be manipulated with its attached plunger or stopper bypressure applied to its upper end, the flexible cap or diaphragmyielding in either direction, according to the movements of the stem, aswill be readily understood.

The reservoir is held within the brush-back by a cover F, secured to thebrush in any suitable manner.

In use the brush may be tilted forward, when the liquid will flow fromthe main to the supplemental reservoir, and the stopper is adjusted topermit the desired quantity to escape, or the movement of the brush backand forth in polishingthe shoe will throw the blacking up the inclinedfront wall into the supplemental reservoir, whence it may pass outthrough the openings to the bristles, as before described. The reservoirmay be made complete before application to the brush, and hence it is asimple matter to substitute a new reservoir or to transfer the reservoirto a new brush should either become worn out or useless. f r

What I claim is 1. In afountain blacking-brush, the combination with thebrush, of the blacking-receptacle mounted in the back thereof consistingof a main reservoir and a supplemental reservoir, elevated above thebase of the main reservoir, with a passage-way between said reservoirs,the main reservoir having an inclined front wall leading to thepassage-Way, whereby the blacking may be directed into said passage-way;substantially as described.

2. In afountain blacking-brush, the combination with the brush, of theblacking-receptacle mounted in the back thereof and consisting ofa mainreservoir and asupplemental reservoir, the latter located outside of themain reservoir and above the base thereof, with a passage-way betweenthe reservoirs and channels leading from the supplemental reservoir tothe brush-bristles; substantially as described.

3. In a fountain blacking-brush the combination with theblacking-receptacle mounted in the back thereof and consisting of a mainreservoir and a supplemental reservoir, the latter located outside themain reservoir with a passage-Way between the reservoirs, means forcontrolling said passage-way, and channels leading from the supplementalreservoir to the brush-bristles; substantially as described.

4. In a fountain blacking-brush, the blacking-receptacle mounted in thebrush-back and consisting of a main and a supplemental reservoir with apassage connecting said reservoirs, a cap for the supplementalreservoir, and an adjustable stopper for controlling said passage-waycarried by the cap and means for adjusting said stopper without openingthe reservoirs; substantially as de-

